ZZ Top - Manic Mechanic

This sturdy American blues-rock trio from Texas consists of Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and Frank Beard (drums). They were formed in 1970 in and around Houston from rival bands the Moving Sidewalks (Gibbons) and American Blues (Hill and Beard). Their first two albums reflected the strong blues roots and Texas humor of the band. Their third album (Tres Hombres) gained them national attention with the hit "La Grange," a signature riff tune to this day, based on John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen." Their success continued unabated throughout the '70s, culminating with the year-and-a-half-long Worldwide Texas Tour.

Exhausted from the overwhelming workload, they took a three-year break, then switched labels and returned to form with Deguello and El Loco, both harbingers of what was to come. By their next album, Eliminator, and its worldwide smash follow-up, Afterburner, they had successfully harnessed the potential of synthesizers to their patented grungy blues groove, giving their material a more contemporary edge while retaining their patented Texas style. Now sporting long beards, golf hats, and boiler suits, they met the emerging video age head-on, reducing their "message" to simple iconography. Becoming even more popular in the long run, they moved with the times while simultaneously bucking every trend that crossed their path. As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of America's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom -- both influenced by the originators of the form and British blues-rock guitarists like Peter Green -- while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support.

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[9501dannyboy]

@TheFearlessFreep IF I COULDN'T DRIVE A DODGE TRUCK I JUST WOULDN'T CARE TO DRIVE.

[TypicalJAFO]

When I was a kid, I used to think this song was sort of the street racing equivalent of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", in that the manic mechanic was probably the Devil, and "that price I can't resist" was the other racer's soul.

In retrospect, I probably should have just put the bong down when I came up with that one :-)

(Great tune, btw - thanks for uploading it!)

[openroad88]

Coon tune....

[Lufttygger306]

THAT'S RIGHT

[broodyart]

Had a mid sixties chrysler 300 w/ 383 4 bl. Went from ne. pa, to wildwood nj. on a 1/4 tank of gas! So don't let these new car milage no's make you think thier good, because they rev. constantly & suck gas. That flat old boat floated at an idle all the way to jersey, 5 gal. of gas? 200 miles? close too it. & it was NOT aerodynamic, no computer b.s. to rape you at the shop for repairs, & wieght was like a euclid! Back seat-6feet! & poly tires. tin cans & techumsa's,todays answer.

[Polara426]

@luvtotruck leaning tower of power...

[luvtotruck]

Ironically The Reverend Gibbons said it was a 225 slant six in a old valiant that had some engine mod's done. You can now thanks to Summit and Jegs build up a screamin slant six that can move pretty good.

[KELZOriot]

ok it,s the sound of a big block , we use to sing this before we get the big Kawa,s the spurs nice song / nice time

[clcs13]

@9501dannyboy me too

[MrBadgerland]

@VoodooPolitico

I agree,deguello is zz top at the top!

[Vaduzgirl]

my god, an title for my Toy......... THX